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From the LA Times:

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An Ethnic Center's New Pull
Koreatown was once the place one left. Now, focused on a shiny strip of Wilshire, it's a mecca for suburbanites and wealthy immigrants.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-koreatown15dec15,1,927981.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Judge OKs South L.A. Apartment Evictions
City officials sought the removal of all tenants from a complex called gang 'headquarters.'
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-apartment15dec15,1,4082897.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Mandatory Health Insurance Is Urged
Requiring all in the state to carry coverage would address healthcare crisis, backers argue. Critics say subsidies for the poor would be needed.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-health15dec15,1,4355249.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Money 101: College Aid Is Available
Too few students are asking for financial assistance, a program overseer believes. He blames misconceptions about eligibility.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-class15dec15,1,5480824.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Disclosure Exemption Is Proposed
L.A. Ethics Commission recommends that members of the city's 84 neighborhood councils not be required to reveal their financial interests.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-ethics15dec15,1,4416194.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Closure Urged for Plant Near School
A metal-plating facility has been blamed for a high number of illnesses in elementary students.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-plant15dec15,1,5279624.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Council's Final Vote on LAX Modernization Advances Plan
The City Council overwhelmingly approved several measures tied to Mayor James K. Hahn's $11-billion modernization plan for Los Angeles International Airport on Tuesday, clearing the way for federal officials to decide whether to sign off on the proposal early next year.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-lax15dec15,1,3790595.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Supervisors OK Funds for Jail
Vote to give the sheriff $24.4 million a year to reopen beds is aimed at stemming early releases. The department says it's still not enough.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-jails15dec15,1,4170101.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Police Panel Endorses Limits on Use of Flashlights
The proposed policy, a response to a taped beating, discourages officers from using the devices as weapons.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-poxcom15dec15,1,5390054.story?coll=la-headlines-california

City Panel Delays Hotel Subsidy Plan
Faced with objections from labor leaders and the threat of a lawsuit, a City Council panel delayed action Tuesday on a plan to provide $150 million in subsidies and loans for a 55-story hotel across the street from the Los Angeles Convention Center.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-hotel15dec15,1,4099973.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Bill Targets Loss of Hotels
An L.A. City Council committee considers a six-month moratorium on conversions of lodging into condos.
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-condos15dec15,1,7407822.story

$100,000 Loan Raises Stakes in Mayoral Race
Walter Moore donates money to his campaign, raising the ceiling for all other contenders.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-moore15dec15,1,753042.story

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From the Daily News:

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Cities block 5,800 homes
Las Lomas would cover L.A.-Santa Clarita open space
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200~20954~2598214,00.html

LAX modernization takes off
Council approves Hahn's $11 billion plan
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2598107,00.html

LAPD traffic officers patrolling Valley schools
The Los Angeles Police Department has deployed two traffic officers to patrol San Fernando Valley schools, working to ease congestion and improve student safety during drop-off and pick-up times.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2598930,00.html

Millions eyed in aid to develop new hotel
A massive plan for a $1 billion downtown hotel-entertainment complex next to Staples Center received wide support on Tuesday but also faced tough questions over requests for at least $160 million in public funding.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2598075,00.html

Chief Bratton reorganizes LAPD leadership ranks
In a new shake-up of the Los Angeles Police Department's leadership ranks, Police Chief William Bratton announced Tuesday that he is dissolving the LAPD's Human Resources Bureau, getting a new chief of staff and giving his counterterrorism leader authority over fighting organized crime.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2598929,00.html

Immigration incarceration heart of debate
SACRAMENTO -- Adding to the immigration debate, state Senate Majority Leader Gloria Romero has scheduled a hearing Thursday in Los Angeles on the cost of holding illegal-immigrant convicts in state prisons and why the federal government isn't paying more.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2598408,00.html

Local knowledge needed for post
Los Angeles Mayor James Hahn made a televised plea on Tuesday to President George W. Bush to appoint a Homeland Security chief who is familiar with local government and its needs.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2598258,00.html

Funds allocated to reopen jails
In a move to stem the early release of thousands of Los Angeles County jail inmates, county supervisors voted Tuesday to spend $24 million over the next three years to reopen several jail facilities.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2598213,00.html

Many needy seniors will get gifts for Christmas after all
BURBANK -- Christmas stockings won't be empty this year for 175 of the region's elderly residents, who will receive presents from shoppers at a local Kmart and Sav-On Drugs store.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2598190,00.html

Bill to boost oversight of First 5 panels
OAKLAND -- Advocates of California's First 5 program to fund children's education and health care with increased tobacco taxes unveiled legislation Tuesday aimed at boosting oversight over how the money is spent.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2598544,00.html

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From other sources:

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From the LAPD
Metropolitan Division's Annual Kids, Dogs, Horses, and Cops Christmas Party
http://www.lapdonline.org/press_releases/2004/12/pr04607.htm

You Better Watch Out, Guess Who's Coming To Town
On Friday, December 17, 2004, at about 7:30 a.m., the Los Angeles Police Department, Central Traffic Division, Community Traffic Safety Unit, will conduct it's annual Crosswalk Enforcement Detail just in time for the Holidays.
http://www.lapdonline.org/press_releases/2004/12/pr04608.htm

From Senator Boxer
Boxer Urges Cell Phone Users To Act To Ensure Their Privacy
As the author of the proposed Wireless 411 Privacy Act, U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer urged her constituents who want to protect their cell phone privacy to register their cell phone numbers in the National Do Not Call List.
http://boxer.senate.gov/news/record.cfm?id=230139